(a) Of an event or condition: to come to pass, be the case, happen; him ~, fall to his lot; (b) impers. with anticipatory hit: it comes about, it happens, it falls to the lot (of sb.); hit happeneth of, (sth.) comes about; hit happeneth, it comes about (that sth. is the case), something happens (to be the case); hit happeneth him (etc.), it falls to his (etc.) lot, he (it, etc.) happens (to do sth., be sth.), he fares (in a certain way); (c) impers. without anticipatory hit: to happen (that sth. is the case); him happeneth, he happens (to do sth.), he fares (in a certain way).

(a) To have the (good or bad) fortune (to do sth., to be sth.); (b) to fare (in a certain way); experience (a certain destiny); ~ the heighere of, get the better of (sb.); ~ seke, fall ill; (c) to occur, come, appear.